Category Archives: What Do You DO All Day?!?

24 Years Of Military Retirement… And Surfing


Yes, this is a website about reaching financial independence with or without the U.S. military– but it’s also a blog about living your financial independence lifestyle. After that major downer of my post on Alzheimer’s lessons learned, I thought I’d write … Continue reading

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Yet Another John Hancock Long-Term Care Insurance Update


Me, a decade ago: “John Hancock made my father’s long-term care insurance claim the worst financial experience ever.” John Hancock LTC team, a decade later: “Hey Nords, hold our beer.” This letter claiming to be from John Hancock arrived in … Continue reading

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Medical Tourism at Bangkok’s Bumrungrad Hospital (2025 update)


Whether or not you’re financially independent, when was your last physical exam? This post updates our medical tourism travels for our third visit to world-famous Bumrungrad Hospital. If you’ve never been there (or in Thailand) then please read this 2014 … Continue reading

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21.5 Years Of Financial Independence and Early Retirement


  As we slide into 2024, after more than two decades of financial independence, I feel as if my spouse and I are reaching an inflection point. We’ll highlight the changes. It’s all good.   Slow Travel 2023:  Flying Space … Continue reading

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20 Years Of Financial Independence & Military Retirement 


After 20 years of military retirement, life is better than ever! We’ve made the shift from accumulating assets (and our former insecure attitude of scarcity) to philanthropy and gifting (from a mindset of abundance). Continue reading

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